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Harley Young Artists: Sand Casting with Laura Baxter

For ages 11-16
15 March 2025

Spend an afternoon working with professional artist Laura Baxter and learn the technique of sand casting using found materials and molten pewter. 

In this workshop, young people aged 11-16 will learn the traditional jewellery technique of sand casting.

The session will begin with a guided walk through the picturesque Welbeck Estate. Along the way, you’ll collect leaves, twigs, flowers, and other natural treasures – each one a potential imprint for your design. Back in the Education studio, you’ll press your findings into sand to create a unique mould, ready for molten pewter to be poured, transforming your impression into a metal keepsake.

The Harley Young Artists series gives young people a chance to work with professional artists. It is an opportunity to develop skills and gain an insight into a range of creative careers.

 

Laura Baxter

Laura Baxter is an established metalsmith and jeweller. She hand-makes contemporary silver and gold precious jewellery, silverware, wall pieces and large public artworks inspired by bird life and botanical forms. Laura regularly teaches jewellery and metalsmithing techniques to a range of ages, including as a university lecturer.

Laura works from her Harley Foundation Studio on the Welbeck Estate.

Image credit: Samuel Binstead

Booking Information

Saturday 15 March

1.30pm – 3.30pm

£15 per child

Registration

When attending this event, please drive directly to The Harley Studios and park by the Education Studio.